Dizzy Dean Softball
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Diamond Ad Inside Front Cover Table of Contents 1 Dizzy Dean Softball Prayer 2 Child Abuse/Molestation/Communicable Disease/Disclaimer/Safety & Rules 3-4 Liability Statement/Legal Disputes 5-7 Mizuno Ad 8 Platinum Sports Ad 9 Officers, Deputy Commissioners 10 Parliamentarian, Historian, National Directors, State Presidents, State Directors 11-14 SteelBerry Trading Pins Ad 15 Committees 16 Deceased National Board Members/ Honorary/Gold Circle/Past Commissioners 17-18 Scholarship Winners 19 Dizzy Dean Softball Organizational Structure 20-21 Common Rule Index/Common Rules 22-46 The Game Ad 44 Louisville Slugger Ad 45 Farm League Rules 47-52 Tennessee Ad 53 Champion Awards Ad 54 Qualite Ad 55 Mississippi Ad 56 Minor League Rules 57-59 Alabama Ad 60 Southpaw Web Designs Ad 61 Freshman League Rules 62-64 Georgia Ad 65 Sophomore, Junior & Senior Rules 66-68 Museum Ad 69 Let Em Play Ad 70 Repicci’s Ad 71 6 Year Old Champions 72-73 Florida Ad 74 Braves Ad 75 8 Year Old Champions 76-77 10 Year Old Champions 78-79 12 and Under Champions 80-81 14 and Under Champions 82-83 16 and Under Champions 84-85 18 and Under Champions 86-87 Southern Athletic Fields Ad 88 Sadler Insurance Ad Inside Back Cover Powerade Back Cover ~ 1 ~ ‐ 1 ‐ DIZZY DEAN SOFTBALL PRAYER Oh Lord, it is with joy we begin this year of Dizzy Dean Softball. We always want your blessings and pray for you to give us a desire to make a happy season of games. Help us to be more thankful to You by strengthening our minds, morals and bodies. Oh God, we thank You for the many blessings You have given us. We pray that the Holy Spirit will lead in the guiding and training of young people in the enjoyable game of softball. Help us to always remember that growing a strong moral character is very important. Oh God, we ask You to be with our young people that they may always keep their bodies in good physical shape, to always be mentally active, to always play the game fair and square to the very best of their ability. Help them to always be good sportsmen so that they may develop mentally, physically and spiritually even as did our dear Lord whose holy name we pray. Amen. Glen Fuller Past National Director, GA (Deceased National Board Member) ~ 2 ~ ‐ 2 ‐ CHILD ABUSE / MOLESTATION STATEMENT 1. Dizzy Dean Baseball, Inc. abhors all forms of child abuse including verbal abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, and sexual abuse and is committed to addressing these concerns by providing risk management guidelines that will lessen, but not totally eliminate the chance of an occurrence. Failure of leagues to implement these risk management precautions may expose such leagues and their officials, volunteers, and other representatives to significant legal liability. 2. Dizzy Dean Baseball, Inc. has no operational control over league security including the selection of volunteers associated with independent leagues, which are affiliated with its program. Therefore, it is the sole responsibility of the independent league to take action to adopt and implement sound risk management precautions. 3. Dizzy Dean Baseball, Inc. strongly recommends that all leagues adopt and implement a child abuse / molestation risk management program. Guidelines for establishing such a program are available on the Dizzy Dean Baseball website or a league may develop a similar comprehensive program. 4. Elements of a sound child abuse / molestation risk management program are as follows: a) Screen all volunteers who have repeated access to youth by requiring completion of a volunteer application and by running a criminal background check. All criminal background checks indicating a conviction involving crimes against a minor must result in disqualification of the volunteer. In addition, other charges and convictions may be an indication of an unfit volunteer and may result in disqualification. b) Distribute materials to educate administrators, volunteers, and parents on the warning signs of child abuse/molestation and how to respond to an allegation. c) Appoint a conduct official to administer the program and to be the primary contact for allegations of child abuse/molestation. d) Encourage the use of a “buddy system” where a non‐related adult is never alone with a single child. e) Encourage the use of take home/pickup policies to ensure that a single child is not being transported by a volunteer as a result of a parent failing to pick up a child in a timely fashion. f) Prohibition of any overnight sleep over event at any official’s house. g) Limiting the distribution of directories/rosters with names, phone numbers, addresses, and pictures to persons on a “need to know” basis. RULES AND PROCEDURES COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PROCEDURES While risk of one athlete infecting another with HIV/AIDS during competition is close to non‐ existent, there is a remote risk that other blood borne infectious diseases can be transmitted. For example, Hepatitis B can be present in blood as well as in other body fluids. Procedures for reducing the potential for transmission of these infectious agents should include, but not be limited to, the following: 1. The bleeding must be stopped, the open wound covered and if there is an excessive amount of blood on the uniform, it must be changed before the athlete may participate. 2. Routine use of gloves or other precautions to prevent skin and mucous membrane exposure when contact with blood or other body fluids is anticipated. ~ 3 ~ ‐ 3 ‐ 3. Immediately wash hands and other skin surfaces if contaminated (in contact) with blood or other body fluids. Wash hands immediately after removing gloves. 4. Clean all contaminated surfaces and equipment with an appropriate disinfectant before competition resumes. 5. Practice proper disposal procedures to prevent injuries caused by needles, scalpels and other sharp instruments or devices. 6. Although saliva has not been implicated in HIV transmission, to minimize the need for emergency mouth‐to‐mouth resuscitation, mouthpieces, resuscitation bags, or other ventilation devices should be available for use. 7. Athletic trainers/coaches with bleeding or oozing skin conditions should refrain from all direct athletic care until the condition resolves. 8. Contaminated towels should be properly disposed of/disinfected. 9. Follow acceptable guidelines in the immediate control of bleeding and when handling bloody dressings, mouth guards and other articles containing body fluids. Additional information is available from your state high school association and from the National Federation. DISCLAIMER Dizzy Dean Softball is not responsible for non – related activities at Dizzy Dean Tournaments. Furthermore, Dizzy Dean Softball expressly disclaims any and all liability for injuries sustained at hotels, dormitories, restaurants, swimming pools, water parks or other fun parks, beaches, lakes or other recreational activities engaged in by coaches, players, family members or other spectators away and separate from the playing field of the Dizzy Dean Tournament. SAFETY EQUIPMENT Any and all safety equipment specified by Federal, State, or Local legislation will be required. RULES NOTICE Any rule not covered under an age group playing section, see next age group, see rules as published by the National Federation of State High School Association. See your State Dizzy Dean Softball Rules Committee Member or State Director for clarification. To obtain a copy of the Boy’s Baseball Rulebook, contact any National Director or Email a request with name and address to: [email protected] ~ 4 ~ ‐ 4 ‐ OPERATIONAL CONTROL BY DIZZY DEAN BASEBALL, INC. FOR THE PURPOSE OF LIABILITY 1. As concerns all pre‐season activities, regular season, intraleague tournaments, and all other league activities; Dizzy Dean Baseball, Inc. shall have no operational control or responsibility over the following: a) Premises: including but not limited to playing fields, practice fields, player dugouts, spectator areas, concession areas, parking lots, adjoining areas, and player or spectator entertainment areas whether on site or off site. b) Activities: including but not limited to preseason and off‐season meetings and preparation, try‐outs, practices, games, intraleague tournaments, fundraising activities, banquets, team or league outings and all other activities that are team or league approved and travel to and from the above. c) Actions: including all actions (including inactions) or decisions on a league or team level that are initiated by league or team officers, directors, administrators or volunteers. 2. As concerns all‐star tournaments including sub‐district, district, area, regional, state, and World Series, Dizzy Dean Baseball, Inc. shall have no operational control or responsibility over the following: ~ 5 ~ ‐ 5 ‐ a) Premises: including but not limited to practice areas, spectator areas, concession areas, player accommodations, and player or spectator entertainment areas whether on site or off site. b) Activities: including but not limited to activities within housing, player or spectator entertainment on site or off site, outings, and travel to and from the above. c) Actions: including all actions (including inactions) or decisions initiated by the tournament host or by team volunteers or employees. 3. Dizzy Dean Baseball, Inc. has operational control and responsibility only to the extent of requiring that any violations of official rules and regulations be corrected in accordance with the official rules and regulations. a) Dizzy Dean Baseball, Inc. has joint operational control and responsibility with the tournament host over all game playing fields and dugout areas for all star tournaments including sub district, district, area, regional, state and World Series. 4. Since Dizzy Dean Baseball, Inc. is primarily an “all volunteer” organization with limited resources, it is not responsible for taking affirmative action to police all premises, activities, and actions from compliance with the official rules and regulations except as outlined under (3) above. However, Dizzy Dean Baseball, Inc. will make best efforts to enforce all such official rules and regulations once a violation has been brought to its attention.